If you get a probation violation warrant in, will they try to serve you at an out of state address?

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If you get a probation violation warrant in, will they try to serve you at an out of state address?

On volunteer probation in one state. I applied for a transfer to another state but was denied. Due to circumstances that seemed like good ones at the time I moved before the response to the transfer. I plan on turning myself in. I just have to wait until I can take a leave of absence from work so that I don’t loose my job. Will they check for me at the address I tried to transfer to?

Asked on March 23, 2012 under Criminal Law, Georgia

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If there presently is an outstanding warrant for your arrest in one state where you now live in another state in this country, there is the possibility that you may be tracked down and arrested out of state but this is unlikely. What possibly could happen is that you are stopped by law enforcement in the state you reside in and the outstanding warrant will pop up.

If that happens, you will then be arrested. I suggest that you retain a criminal defense attorney in the state where the warrant was issued to assist in getting it cleared for you while you reside in the state you are presently in.


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